suffuse

suf·fuse

transitive verb \sə-ˈfyüz\

suf·fusedsuf·fus·ing

Definition of SUFFUSE

: to spread over or through in the manner of fluid or light : flush, fill <the northern horizon was suffused with a deep red glow — P. M. Leschak>

— suf·fu·sion \-ˈfyü-zhən\ noun

— suf·fu·sive \-ˈfyü-siv, -ziv\ adjective

Examples of SUFFUSE

1. Morning light suffused the room.
2. <she was suffused with an overwhelming feeling of liberation as her horse broke into a gallop>

Origin of SUFFUSE

Latin suffusus, past participle of suffundere, literally, to pour beneath, from sub- + fundere to pour — more at found

First Known Use: 1590

Related to SUFFUSE

Synonyms

endue (or indue), imbue, inculcate, ingrain (also engrain), inoculate, invest, steep, infuse

Related Words

animate, charge, enliven, invigorate, leaven; implant, instill, plant; impregnate, permeate, pervade, saturate; deluge, drown, fill, flood, inundate, overwhelm, submerge

Near Antonyms

deprive, divest, strip; clear, empty; eliminate, remove, take away

See Synonym Discussion at infuse

Rhymes with SUFFUSE

abuse, accuse, amuse, Andrews, bad news, bemuse, berceuse, chanteuse, charmeuse, chartreuse, coiffeuse, confuse, contuse, danseuse, defuse, diffuse, diseuse, disuse, effuse, enthuse, excuse, ill-use, incuse, infuse, masseuse, misuse, perfuse, peruse, recluse, recuse, refuse, reuse, short fuse, Toulouse, transfuse, vendeuse

suf·fuse

transitive verb \sə-ˈfyüz\   (Medical Dictionary)

suf·fused; suf·fus·ing

Medical Definition of SUFFUSE

: to flush or spread over or through in the manner of a fluid and especially blood